The three massive cranes for the Port of Prince Rupert’s new $160-million container terminal were expected to be delivered by ship Monday evening, capping off one of the final elements into a transportation project touted as having benefits throughout northern B.C.
The cranes — which will be able to handle up to 500,000 containers a year — are expected to take nine days to be offloaded.
The three Super Post-Panamax Dock Gantry Cranes, constructed by Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. Ltd., weigh 1,800 tonnes each and stand 80 metres from ground to tip, 25 storeys high.